Yes, I do see a complete backup button.
Also, I did get OEQB (oeqbfull.zip) from oehelp.com however, the dialog box
title says that it is Outlook Express Freebie Backup.
I also moved the current message store as you suggested to hang off the
root. I needed to do this for both identities though as the software said
it backed up only one identity. However, are you saying that even if I had
100 identities it would still only say that it backed up 1? What I did was
run the backup under my admin account identity, then I logged off admin and
logged into my user account and ran backup again to a different folder. Is
this not what I should have done?
So then all I need to do is backup to CD/DVD the message store and when I
load my new OS, configure OE to point to the new message store folder and I
should be good?
Thanks,
Walter
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I am going to install a new, bigger hard drive in my system and completely
re-install Windows XP. I need to backup my 2 identities in OE.
I installed the OE Quick Backup (even though the screen shows as "Outlook
Express Freebie Backup") and when I launch it it states only 1 identity
to backup. I thought it would do multiple identities.
I have 2 identities on the system and am wondering if there is any way to
backup both identities from my Admin identity or will I need to just run
another backup when I log into that other identity?
Also, does this backup do everything for me (including email folders,
news folders, message rules, blocked senders, even your current view
settings.). Based on what I am trying to do I really am looking for more
than just a plain backup solution as I need to transfer all my OE stuff
to a new computer (hard drive).
Thanks!
Walter
You don't see a Complete Backup button on it?
If you have the Outlook Express Freebie Backup that has a lot more to it,
I would suggest you get the OEQB from http://www.oehelp.com. I no longer
support OEFB and don't have plans to do so anytime in the future. OEQB is
what is current "official" release. If you got it frm any other web site
other that OEHelp, you didn't get a official release. No other web sites
are allowed to have it available for download and will not be supported.
It backs up but it's not designed to be a reintaller for a new OS setup
and let me explain why.
When you set up XP, you create a user profile for it. Should you change
that profile on a new setup, the data used before won't be in the same
place as it was. No fault of OEQB, I didn't write Outlook Express or XP.
XP sets up things in Documents and Settings\Username and that part is what
can be changed by a new install and the old one won't know what the new
one is so it will store it where it was before and then the possibility
exists that you won't see it.
I would suggest you move the current message store to say something like
C:\Mail. That way when you do restore it, OE will know to look in C:\Mail
for the messages (news and mail) reguardless of what profile name is used.
Address Book will still have to be imported. Again the way XP is set up.
It backs up the complete Identities subkey meaning it gets all Identities.
It also get the Internet Account Manager subkey but not the passwords for
those account Thats stored in Protect Storage and there is no
documentation to that from Microsoft.
It gets all dbx files for all mail folders and news folders.
The Address Book subkey is backed up but for a new install of the OS, is
not practical to use because of the location of the WAB file.
A backup program is to use to backup the current data and restore it to
the same setup should a problem occur. That's all. Veritas and others do
similar, they can't anticipate that a user will set up a new OS and make
changes to it such as the user name. I don't know how many HP computers
I've worked on that the same profile name, Owner, is used. People
reinstall things and suddenly, Owner is no longer there and they can't
figure out what's happened.